Would it change the way you touched that person, looked at that person, interacted with that person?

Last week I found a poem by Ellen Bass, titled If You Knew, on the last page of the current issue of Shambhala Sun. I had to struggle to keep from crying as I made my way to the cashier clutching the magazine.

We are all wounded, beautiful and so precious.

Here is Ellen Bass reading her poem:

Jayleigh Lewis is a writer who will one day write a book. She currently works as a spiritual advisor to college students as well as a freelance editor. She has a dream that one day humans will remember the integral role ceremony has in our lives and will learn to create sacred spaces within which intention may manifest. Learn more about her dream and read more of her words on her blog.

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